The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-31
Local ard state Notes.

A meeting OF the association of general freight
agents of the Western lines will be held in st.
Louis Nov. 9.
Fl. Perkins has been appointed assistant gem
eral freight agent of the Boston 81 Albany road,
the appointment to take effect tomorrow.
The N. Y, G. & St l.. (Nickel-plate) has placed
An order TO equip some of their passenger trains
with the New York steam safety ar-heater.
There were transferred over the Belt road
last week l4.024 cars, against 10.6 GA the corre-
spending week in 1886. Increase this year, $40
Samuel Smith, who a short time ago retired
agent of the Wabash road died in New York
last week.
One of the heavy Pittsburg build engines run
ming on the Vandalia last week hauled ten pass
enger cars from Brownstown to Vandaia seven
AND eight-tenthe miles, in seven minutes.
Kingan & Co tomorrow resume export ship
ments. For some time past they have done but
little In this direction. but now commence to
ship across the water twenty carloads per day.
Charles A. Holman, train dispatcher of the
northern division of the Old Colony road, died
suddenly in Fitchburg. Mass. on Oct. 20. He
had been train dis patcher for nearly fifteen
years.
The ability that General Manager Bradbury
is showing in the management of the Lake Erie
81 Western road is favorably commented upon in
railroad circles, and among the parties who own
the property.
The Pennsylvania company, last week. sent
TO the Indianapolis & Vincenues road four
were thought to be too light to the p.
Fit w 81 c. road.
Construction work on the Huntington, Tell
City & Cannelton road is progressing finely,
and If the weather continues favorable for few
weeks longer, trains OF the company will be
running into Cannelton by Christmas.
Negotiations are pending which will doubtless
result in the United States Express Company
getting into Louisville, Ky. This company is
getting into shape to give the Adams and the
American express companies some warm COM
petition.
The committee appointed by. the Central
Traffic Association, Oct. 13, to consider the adop-
lion OF uniform divisions through each different
point that should be just to all parties interests
and localities will convene at Chicago Nov. to
compare views
and four of his best men this morning start
inspection of all the bridges and trestles,
travelling on hand car They expect to be Eve
days In going over the main line and three days
on the t. II. 81 L. division.
The L., N. A & c. road earned the third
week in October $49. POI, being increase over
the corresponding week of 1886 of 1896 The
Chicago q Indiana Coal road earned IN the third
week Of September 81, 191; increase over CORE
spending week of 1886, $5.97l.
The L. E. & ST. L. road is being fenced it's
entire length. among other improvements max
ing to the property. This steel rails
have been laid the Evansville division and on
the main line large quantity of stone ballast
has been placed under the track
Some opposition Is manlfeSting itself on the
proposed line of the Terre Haute & Southwest
ern road whore townships have been asked to
vote subsidies to the enterprise. AS there
several of Terre Haute's best citizens behind
the projsct 1t is somewhat singular that such
opposition should arise.
The Indianapolis car-works are turning out
nfteen box cars psr day. building Ave for the A.
l. q ). F., five for tho Wabash Western and
hve per day for the c., B. & @. Most of these
cars are GO.OO0 pounds capacity and of very
superior build, that turning out fifteen per
day Is good work for these shops
The pennsylvania railroad, which, as is we'll
known. has for a long time pursued the policy
Of protesting its dangerous switches by some
.orm OF warning other than the common target
bnd light, has adopted a standard distant soma
phore signal, which is being used for all new
work and Is gradually replacing other styles
The Railroad commissioners of Illinois express
the opinion that trains many roads in this
country are run too fas., when the condition of
their track is considered One of the commits.
Bioners says some of the roads are in very moor
shape, and run trains at thirty miles an hour
where the maximum speed should be twenty
FIVE. IL the roads are reckless even in a small
degree in this respect, the commissioners ought
TO publish them officially. There are many hum
bred miles Of very poor track in the country and
unfortunately, most of 1t is likely to remain poor